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- Huanghai, Republic of China Navy Battlecruiser laid down 1931
- Displacement:
- 26,265 t light; 28,000 t standard; 29,952 t normal; 31,514 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (763.38 ft / 754.59 ft) x 90.22 ft x (29.20 / 30.37 ft)
- (232.68 m / 230.00 m) x 27.50 m x (8.90 / 9.26 m)
- Armament:
- 6 - 15.00" / 381 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,937.86lbs / 879.00kg shells, 130 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 12 - 5.25" / 133 mm 50.0 cal guns - 80.03lbs / 36.30kg shells, 400 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
- 4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 48 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 39.0 cal guns - 2.01lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1,500 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1923 Model
- 6 x 2 row octuple mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- 24 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 62.0 cal guns - 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 3,000 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
- 6 x 4 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 12,685 lbs / 5,754 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 12 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 53.31 ft / 16.25 m torpedoes - 2.481 t each, 29.767 t total
- In 3 sets of deck mounted reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 9.21" / 234 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
- Ends: Unarmoured
- Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -18.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 1.50" / 38 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 73.82 ft / 22.50 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 5.98" / 152 mm 7.99" / 203 mm
- 2nd: 2.01" / 51 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 2.01" / 51 mm
- - Protected deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 156,386 shp / 116,664 Kw = 32.00 kts
- Range 9,000nm at 14.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,514 tons
- Complement:
- 1,137 - 1,479
- Cost:
- £11.470 million / $45.879 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,363 tons, 7.9 %
- - Guns: 2,326 tons, 7.8 %
- - Weapons: 37 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour: 7,758 tons, 25.9 %
- - Belts: 2,742 tons, 9.2 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 694 tons, 2.3 %
- - Armament: 1,199 tons, 4.0 %
- - Armour Deck: 2,915 tons, 9.7 %
- - Conning Tower: 208 tons, 0.7 %
- Machinery: 4,677 tons, 15.6 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,222 tons, 37.5 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,687 tons, 12.3 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 270 tons, 0.9 %
- - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- - Above deck: 220 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 37,484 lbs / 17,002 Kg = 22.2 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
- Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
- Roll period: 15.5 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a normal bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.527 / 0.533
- Length to Beam Ratio: 8.36 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 27.47 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 21.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 24.93 ft / 7.60 m
- - Forward deck: 35.00 %, 24.93 ft / 7.60 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Aft deck: 33.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 11.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 22.37 ft / 6.82 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.3 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 157.2 %
- Waterplane Area: 46,518 Square feet or 4,322 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 179 lbs/sq ft or 875 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.97
- - Longitudinal: 1.39
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- -Main belt is 8" over machinery and 10" over magazines;
- -Main battery barbettes split as 12" above water and 4" below;
- -50t on deck for a cross deck catapult amidships;
- -2x25t above deck for cranes, 1 on each side;
- -3x20t above deck for scout planes;
- -2x30t above deck for hangar spaces;
- -Torpedoes are for use on the Swordfish floatplanes, 4 piece per plane;
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